I don't have anything saying x number of confirms. Just that my weight is 1, network weight 21, 21 minutes to reward. That number keeps going up. I'm guessing I'm in some sort of queue. How does going offline impact that status?
Your weight is based on your number of mature coins, they will stake at the same rate as someone elses as long as the wallet is online (I don't believe it places you to the "back of the line") You have the chance to stake as soon as wallet is online and current (sometimes it takes time), and with more people having mature coins added to network the time will increase.